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1792: Louis XVI, King of France, Imprisoned in Templar Fortress

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1792: Louis XVI, King of France, Imprisoned in Templar Fortress

On 13 August 1792 Parisian revolutionaries arrested King Louis XVI and the royal family, including Queen ...

On 13 August 1792 Parisian revolutionaries arrested King Louis XVI and the royal family, including Queen Mary Antionette, the king’s son and heir to the throne, the king’s daughter, and the king’s sis ...

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1723: Cardinal Guillaume Dubois – Third of Four Cardinals who Governed France as Chief Ministers

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1723: Cardinal Guillaume Dubois – Third of Four Cardinals who Governed France as Chief Ministers

Cardinal Guillaume Dubois, one of the four cardinals of the Catholic Church who served as Chief Ministers ...

Cardinal Guillaume Dubois, one of the four cardinals of the Catholic Church who served as Chief Ministers of the French king, died on this day in 1723. Cardinal Dubois was the third of the mentioned f ...

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1817: Pierre Samuel du Pont – Founder of the Wealthiest Family in the World

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1817: Pierre Samuel du Pont – Founder of the Wealthiest Family in the World

French citizen Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours died on this day in 1817. His descendants became one of t ...

French citizen Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours died on this day in 1817. His descendants became one of the wealthiest families in world history. Namely, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the ...

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1453: The Final Ending of the Hundred Years’ War

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1453: The Final Ending of the Hundred Years’ War

On this day the famous Hundred Years’ War between England and France finally ended. One of the longest w ...

On this day the famous Hundred Years’ War between England and France finally ended. One of the longest wars in history lasted not only for 100, but as many as 116 years, from 1337 till 1453, fortunat ...

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1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

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1794: Sixteen Carmelite Martyrs of Compiègne Executed by Guillotine

On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine. They were members of the ...

On this day, in 1794, Carmel Martyrs of Compiègne were executed by guillotine. They were members of the Barefoot Carmelites of Mount Carmel, founded by the famous Saint Teresa of Ávila (also called S ...

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1789: The Real Reason why the Bastille was Attacked in the French Revolution?

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1789: The Real Reason why the Bastille was Attacked in the French Revolution?

This day is a national holiday in France because it commemorates the events which symbolically marked the ...

This day is a national holiday in France because it commemorates the events which symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution. To be precise, the Paris fortress-prison Bastille was atta ...

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911: How did the Vikings Permanently Settle in France?

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911: How did the Vikings Permanently Settle in France?

On this day, in 911, an important treaty between the Vikings and the French (West Francia) King Charles I ...

On this day, in 911, an important treaty between the Vikings and the French (West Francia) King Charles III was concluded in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. With this treaty Vikings were granted to settle on a ...

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1946: First Bikini Introduced

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1946: First Bikini Introduced

On this day the most popular swimsuit in history - the bikini - was presented to the world. The creator o ...

On this day the most popular swimsuit in history - the bikini - was presented to the world. The creator of the bikini was Louis Réard from Paris. It is interesting that he was by profession an automob ...

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